International Trade Compliance Update (Covering Customs and Other Import Requirements, Export Controls and Sanc- tions, Trade Remedies, WTO and Anti-Corruption) Newsletter | February 2021 In This Issue: World Trade Organization (WTO) World Customs Organization (WCO) Other International Matters CITES Notifications GAIN Reports Please see our Webinars, Meetings, Seminars section for information for The Americas - North America links to the recorded webinars in our 18th annual Global Trade and Supply Chain Webinar Series: “International Trade & Developments in a World The Americas - South America Focused on Recovery & Renewal,” which just ended, as well as links to ad- Asia-Pacific ditional webinars and other events. Europe There are also links to the video recordings, PowerPoints and handout materi- Middle East and North Africa als of the Africa (except North Africa) 2020 Virtual Trade Conference (July 14-16 2020) Newsletters, reports, articles, etc. 2020 Virtual Year-End Review of Import/Export Developments Webinars, Meetings, Seminars, etc. WTO TBT Notifications 2020 Global Trade and Supply Chain Webinar Series: Interna- CBP Rulings: Downloads and tional Trade Basics and Trends Searches To keep abreast of international trade-related news, visit our blogs: CBP Rulings: Rev ocations or Modifi- cations For International Trade Compliance Updates, please regularly visit https://www.internationaltradecomplianceupdate.com/. 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Seidel Washington, D.C. +1 202 452 7088 Note: Unless otherw ise indicated, all information in this Update is taken from official ga- [email protected] zettes, official w ebsites, new sletters or press releases of international organizations (UN, WTO, WCO, APEC, INTERPOL, etc.), the EU, EFTA, EAEU, Customs Unions or This may qualify as “Attorney Advertis- government agencies. The specific source usually may be obtained by clicking on the ing” requiring notice in some jurisdic- blue hypertext link. Please note that as a general rule, information related to fisheries is tions. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. not covered. Please see copyright and acknowl- edgements on the last page Please see copyright and acknowl- Ed- Inter- edgements on the last page itor na- tional 401367905-v1\NA_DMS Trade 1 Compliance Update Baker McKenzie WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) The International Trade Compliance Update is a publication of the COVID-19: Trade and trade-related measures Global International Commercial and Trade Practice Group of Baker The WTO has set up a dedicated webpage to help governments, business, the McKenzie. Articles and comments media and the public track the latest information on trade-related responses to are intended to provide our readers w ith information on recent legal de- the COVID-19 outbreak. For measures posted during the past month, see the velopments and issues of signifi- WTO COVID-19 Trade and Trade-Related Measures section below. cance or interest. They should not be regarded or relied upon as legal Trade Policy Reviews: India, Nicaragua advice or opinion. Baker McKenzie The seventh review of the trade policies and practices of India took place on 6 advises on all aspects of Interna- tional Trade law . and 8 January 2021. The basis for the review was a report by the WTO Secretar- iat and a report by the Government of India. Comments on this Update may be sent to the Editor: The fourth review of the trade policies and practices of Nicaragua took place on 27 and 29 January 2021. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secre- Stuart P. Seidel tariat and a report by the Government of Nicaragua. Washington, D.C. +1 202 452 7088 [email protected] Recent disputes The following disputes have been recently brought to the WTO. Click on the case A note on spelling, grammar (“DS”) number below to go to the WTO website page for details on that dispute. and dates-- In keeping with the global nature of Baker McKenzie, the original DS No. Case Name Date spelling, grammar and date format- Panama - Measures concerning the importation of certain products ting of non-USA English language DS 599 11-01-21 material has been preserved from from Costa Rica - Request for consultations by Costa Rica European Union and certain Member states - Certain measures con- the original source whether or not DS 600 cerning palm oil and oil palm crop-based biofuels - Request for consul- 15-01-21 the material appears in quotes. tations by Malaysia Translations of most non-English language documents are unofficial DSB activities and are performed via an auto- During the period covered by this update, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) or mated program and are for infor- parties to a dispute took the following actions or reported the following activities. mation purposes only. Depending Requests for a panel are not listed (click on “DS” number to go to summaries of on the language, readers with the the case, click on “Activity” to go to the latest news or documents): Chrome browser should be able to automatically get a rough to excel- lent English translation. DS No. Case Name Activity Date Pakistan — Anti-Dumping Measures on Bi- Credits: DS 538 axially Oriented Polypropylene Film from Panel report issued 18-01-21 the United Arab Emirates Unless otherwise indicated, all in- United States — Anti-Dumping and Coun- formation is taken from official inter- DS 539 tervailing Duties on Certain Products and Panel report circulated 21-01-21 national organization or government the Use of Facts Available websites, or their newsletters or Korea — Sunset Review of Anti-Dumping press releases. DS 553 Korea appeals panel report 22-01-21 Duties on Stainless Steel Bars Indonesia — Measures Relating to Raw Indonesia does not agree Source documents may be DS 592 Materials – (Complainant: EU) to first EU panel request accessed by clicking on the blue 25-01-21 United States — Origin Marking Require- US does not agree to HK’s hypertext links. DS 597 ment (Complainant: Hong Kong, China) first panel request This Update contains public sector infor- mation licensed under the Open Govern- ment Licence v3.0 of the United King- TBT Notifications dom. In addition, the Update uses mate- Member countries of the WTO are required under the Agreement on Technical rial pursuant to European Commission policy as implemented by Commission Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement) to report to the WTO all proposed technical Decision of 12 December 2011. International Trade Compliance Update | February 2021 2 401367905-v1\NA_DMS Baker McKenzie regulations that could affect trade with other Member countries. The WTO Secre- tariat distributes this information in the form of “notifications” to all Member coun- tries. See separate section on WTO TBT Notifications for a table which summa- rizes notifications posted by the WTO during the past month. WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION (WCO) Announcements and news releases [dd-mm-yy] Date Title WCO West and Central Africa (WCA) region appoints Mr. Abdel Kader 13-01-21 SANGHO as Director of its Regional Office for Capacity Building (ROCB) The Deputy Secretary General takes part in the PEN-CP Annual Event WCO Secretary General addresses the Working Party on Customs Union under 14-01-21 the EU Portuguese Presidency Prime Minister Suga of Japan expresses his appreciation for the WCO’s role 15-01-21 Members of the Asia/Pacific region discuss the steps tow ards effective imple- mentation of the WCO E-Commerce Framew ork of Standards 18-01-21 Regional Meeting of nCEN Programme Leaders in the Asia/Pacific region WCO successfully conducts a virtual Regional w orkshop on Data Analytics for 19-01-21 MENA 20-01-21 CEMAC heads tow ards timely implementation of HS 2022 amendments The WCO and the PSCG exchange their view s on the future strategy WCO delivers virtual Risk Management Workshop to Ecuador Customs 21-01-21 WCO supports Montenegro Customs w ith Risk Management before joining the EU Complementary amendments to the HS Nomenclature WCO stresses the importance of partnership w ith the business community to 25-01-21 tackle the negative effects of illicit trade on citizens’ health and safety World Customs Organization dedicates 2021 to bolstering Recovery, Renew al and Resilience for a sustainable supply chain 26-01-21 The Association of Customs Representatives marks International Customs Day w ith its Annual General Meeting WCO Secretariat celebrates International Customs Day WCO successfully conducts a Virtual National Workshop on Post-Clearance Au- dit (PCA) for the Republic of Moldova The WCO Global online HRM Conference paves the w ay for generation HRM 4.0 in Customs 27-01-21 WCO Members committed to enhance the global fight against IED threat The WCO Americas/Caribbean Region celebrates International Customs Day WCO completes tw o virtual diagnostic missions